This publication provides details of revisions to the concordance between the formerly used Australian Standard Industrial Classification (ASIC 1983) and ANZSIC 1993. It replaces the previous issue of this information paper (released 28 June 1996) in order to provide amendments to a small number of Industry Groups that were inappropriately revised in 1996. An improved concordance has now been applied to historical labour force estimates for the period November 1984 to May 1994. From February 2011, these revisions replace the historical time series data published in Labour Force, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003).

This new concordance remains largely the same as the one detailed in the previous issue of this publication. Amendments have only been made to the estimated employment ratio between 7 ASIC 1983 Industry Groups and their 18 attributable ANZSIC 1993 Groups. These amendments reinstate the proportions provided in the replacement 1994 issue of this publication as the 1996 revisions to these proportions have since been found to be inappropriate.

The following table provides the amended proportions of employment between these 7 affected ASIC 1983 Groups and their corresponding ANZSIC 1993 Groups. These proportions replace those published in the previous issue.

The following table provides the concordance details of a further 7 ASIC 1983 Groups. These were omitted from the previous issue and are provided for completeness. No revisions have been made to these relationships since the last issue.

Historical ASIC 1983 group estimates for the period November 1984 to May 1994 have been converted to the equivalent ANZSIC 1993 groups using the revised proportions and then converted again to the contemporary ANZSIC 2006 Classification. These revisions have impacted on the historical estimates of the following 26 attributable ANZSIC 2006 Groups.

Group 011 - Nursery and Floriculture Production
Group 012 - Mushroom and Vegetable Growing
Group 013 - Fruit and Tree Nut Growing
Group 014 - Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming
Group 016 - Dairy Cattle Farming
Group 015 - Other Crop Growing
Group 019 - Other Livestock Farming
Group 310 - Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Group 321 - Land Development and Site Preparation Services
Group 322 - Building Structure Services
Group 323 - Building Installation Services
Group 324 - Building Completion Services
Group 329 - Other Construction Services
Group 421 - Furniture, Floor Coverings, Houseware and Textile Goods Retailing
Group 422 - Electrical and Electronic Goods Retailing
Group 423 - Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing
Group 424 - Recreational Goods Retailing
Group 425 - Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessory Retailing
Group 427 - Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing
Group 510 - Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services
Group 580 - Telecommunications Services
Group 591 - Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals
Group 663 - Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring
Group 771 - Public Order and Safety Services
Group 942 - Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Group 949 - Other Repair and Maintenance

Historical data at the ANZSIC 2006 Division, Subdivision, and Group level are now available by request for the period November 1984 to May 1994. In general, a charge is applied for providing unpublished information. For inquiries regarding the availability of unpublished labour force data by industry, contact Labour Force Estimates on Canberra (02) 6252 6525, the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, or any ABS State office.

No other Industry Divisions will be affected by these revisions, including Division A: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. Although the underlying Division A group level estimates have been revised, the aggregated division level estimate remains unchanged.

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